Description
Book SynopsisBath has an unusual abundance of ghost signs - those faded advertisements for long defunct businesses on the walls of old buildings. This book contains a series of short walks around the city and neighbouring towns and villages which reveal the tales behind lost trades such as brush makers, corn factors and perfumers.
Table of ContentsCONTENTSForeword by Sam RobertsIntroduction Words on Walls - A Brief History of Signs & Signwriting in Bath & Beyond The Ghost Signs1 City Centre 2 Upper Town 3 Upper Bristol Road 4 Widcombe & Bathwick 5 Walcot & London Road 6 Camden & Larkhall 7 Batheaston, Bathford & Bathampton 8 Oldfield Park, Twerton & Lower Weston 9 Weston Village 10 Charlcombe 11 Combe Down & Rush Hill 12 Monkton Combe 13 Freshford 14 Bradford on Avon 15 Box 16 Corsham 17 Wellow 18 Farmborough 19 Lost Ghost Signs References Bibliography & Online Resources Acknowledgements & Picture Credits Index
